Los Angeles County STD Program

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New & Noteworthy
	Los Angeles County Launches In-Home STD Testing for Women Innovative Mail-In Test Kit Targets Rise in Rates of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in Young Women of Color. Visit DontThinkKnow.org to order a test kit. Watch the "I Know" television commercials! Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 (Spanish)
	LA County Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity Report, 2008 This report is produced to summarize sexually transmitted disease morbidity, identify trends and patterns, and provide comprehensive updates on reportable sexually transmitted disease in Los Angeles County. Volume 1: County Summary Volume 2: County Service Planning Areas
	Early Syphilis Annual Surveillance Report, 2008 This report summarizes early syphilis cases reported as of December 31, 2008 in Los Angeles County.
STD Program in the Media Safe Sex Sells: Why the adult film industry needs to better protect its performers Forbes.com, 12/22/09 Chlamydia, syphilis on the rise as funding grows scarcer Daily News, Los Angeles, 11/16/09 At-Home STD Testing Kit Marie Claire, 9/18/09 See more media coverage
Provider Alerts Dear Colleague Letter: Fraudulent website claims to provide medical information on previous (STD) history for individuals. CA STD Treatment Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents From the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, 2007 Emergency Contraception Update: What consumers and providers should know now that Plan B is available over the counter
Recent STD Program Staff Publications & Conference Presentations Kerndt PR, Dubrow R, Aynalem G, Mayer KH, Beckwith C, Remien RH, Truong HH, Uniyal A, Chien M, Brooks RA, Vigil OR, Steward WT, Merson M, Rotheram-Borus MJ, Morin SF. Strategies used in the detection of acute/early HIV infections. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: I. AIDS Behav. 2009; 13(6):1037-1045. Klausner J, Bernstein K, Pandori M, Hall C, Gibson S, Ryan T, Bolan R, Tilekar S, Khanlou H, Kerndt P, Guerry S, Wigen C, Rudy E , Mayer G, Gratzer B, Swanson F, Golden M, Kent C, Katz K. Clinic-based testing for rectal and pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia trachomatis infection by Community-based organizations-five cities, US, 2007. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009; 58 (26); 716-719. Grudzen CR, Elliott MN, Kerndt PR, Schuster MA, Brook RH, Gelberg L. Condom Use and High-Risk Sexual Acts in Adult Films: A Comparison of Heterosexual and Homosexual Films. American Journal of Public Health. 2009; 99(S1): [Epub ahead of print]. Tuli K, Kerndt PR. Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections among Incarcerated Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2009; 36(2): S41–S48. Javanbakht M, Murphy R, Harawa NT, Smith LV, Hayes M, Chien M, Kerndt PR. Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV Prevalence among Incarcerated Men Who Have Sex With Men, 2000-2005. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2009; 36(2): S17-S21. See more publications and presentations

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